Archive for December, 2010

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

By Shawn Despres I've got one more selection to add to Dain's rundown of Christmas gigs. Tomorrow night (December 24), Sunshine will present their first Christmas Eve party. Located in Hongdae between Sangu Station exit 1 and the Parking Street (right above Reggae Chicken), the very laid-back, surfing-inspired bar ...

X-mas X-citement for all!

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

By Dain As per usual, music gigs and the Christmas period go hand-in-hand in Korea!  There really are a plethora of events on offer, and there is something for everyone this weekend including; - Kingston Rudie Ska with Re:Ska (includes all you can drink ... but I hear tix are selling fast) Dec ...

Building Band & Brand Recognition

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

By Shawn Despres In addition to Dain's weekend picks, here's another gig worth mentioning.  Logos Vol. 2 will take place tomorrow (December 19) at Kuchu-Camp in Hongdae.  Organized by Seoul shoegazers Swimmingdoll, the inaugural edition of the event took place on Halloween.  The sophomore Logos will include sets from Swimmingdoll, Poe, ...

Ego-Wrappin’ Back For More

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

By Shawn Despres One of the highlights at this summer's Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, Ego-Wrappin' are returning to South Korea this weekend for a Seoul gig at the spacious AX-Korea. “We got such a great reaction from the crowd at Pentaport,” says front woman Yoshie Nakano. “We were surprised and filled ...

Club Day, Swagger and More

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

By Dain As Mark previously mentioned, the month's Club Day has been moved forward two whole weeks, to Dec. 17, to avoid the congested Christmas and New Year's weekends. This Friday, 20,000 won gets you into over 20 clubs and live music venues from 9pm. There is a nice mix of ...

Club Day Comes Early for Christmas

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

By Mark Just a little reminder to all that Club Day in December is a couple of weeks early, arriving Dec. 17 instead of the usual last Friday of the month. With Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve falling on Fridays, I guess the Hongdae club owners did not want an ...

→Pia-no-jaC← Make A Quick Return

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

By Shawn Despres The Seoul-Tokyo Sound Bridge event features Seoul's Crying Nut and Vodka Rain with Tokyo acts 8otto and →Pia-no-jaC←.  The four groups played together in Japan last weekend and are teaming up again for a show on December 4 at Sangsang Madang in Hongdae. Tokyo duo →Pia-no-jaC← make very cool ...